2024

  • September 20 & 21, New Work (to be annouced), performed by China NCPA Orchestra and conducted by Lv Jia at National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
  • August 02, Caché, premiered by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Wendy Ke (piano) at International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest, Liffey Hall 2, Dublin, Ireland.
  • May 09, Si Fan, performed by Li Cangxiao (erhu) and Kuang Honglin (pipa) at the Recital Hall of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • April 29, Contemplation on Tanyao Caves, performed by Luo Xiran (pipa) and Liu Chibing (piano) at Central Conservatory of Music Recital Hall, Beijing, China
  • April 27, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji,(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha (viola) and Yin Long (cello) at National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China. 
  • April 25, Sotto Voce, performed by Hu Mengge (flute) and Liu Ruosha (piano) at Recital Hall of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
  • April 22, Zinc, for brass quintet, premiered by Axiom Brass Quintet, Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
  • April 12, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Jennifer Chu (piano); Animé, performed by Jennifer Chu (piano)at the Shanghai Spring International Festival, Concert Hall of the East China Normal Univeristy School of Music, Shanghai, China
  • February 13, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Lv Shuqing (clarinet) and Wu Yuchong (piano) at Gulangyu Concert Hall, Xiamen, China

2023

  • December 30, Contemplation on Tanyao Caves (昙曜五相) for pipa and orchestra (pipa & piano version), pipa performed by Cao Mengxing (曹梦新), piano performed by Liu Chibing (刘持冰); 琵琶弹戏:西厢三折之琴心  Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by Lan Weiwei (兰维薇 pipa), Central Conservatory of Music Recital Hall, Beijing, China
  • December 16, Si Fan(思凡), performed by Su Yun-Han (pipa), Wang Chun-Ning (erhu), 台北国立艺术大学音乐厅, Taipei, Taiwan China
  • December 12, Miles upon Miles: Kungfu(绵亘万里 III:功夫) for violin solo, performed by Wang Yuanyi(王圆艺) at the China Eastern Normal University School of Music, Shanghai, China
  • December 10, Pneuma (生息) for viola and string orchestra, viola by Li Mengzhen(李孟真) , conducted by Li Jingzhan(李京展), Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, Beijing, China
  • December 09, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Zhengzhou Grand Theater, Zhengzhou, China
  • November 18, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Wuxi Grand Theater, Wuxi, China
  • November 20, Afterglow (余烬) for string quartet, performed by Jung Minseon, Dong Zhiyi, Zeng Wanxuan,  Chung Ching-Jung, Guangming Culture & Art Center Concert Hall, Shenzhen, China
  • November 15, Nostalgia (怀古) for 6 Chinese instruments, performed by Wang Lei (Sheng), Liu Yinxuan (Yangqin), Zhang Liumeng (sanxian), Hu Yu(banhu), Wang Ying (Erhu), Xiang Zhongyu (dizi), at Central Conservatory of Music Opera and Concert Hall, Beijing, China 
  • November 09, Si Fan(思凡), performed by Hu Yu (erhu), Lan Weiwei (pipa), the 51st Pan Music Festival, at Ilshin Hall, Seoul, Korea
  • November 06, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go(劝君更尽一杯酒),for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Wang jiajing (violin), Li Wenguan (viola) and Li Meng (cello) , Central Conservatory of Music Opera and Concert Hall, Beijing, China 
  • October 28&29, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go(劝君更尽一杯酒),for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha (viola) and Yin Long (cello) , Casa do Mandarim, Macao,China 
  • Oct 28, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Lisa Emenheiser, at Hirshhorn Museum’s Ring Auditorium, Washington.D.C, USA 
  • Oct 27, Cloud Herding (牧云图)performed by Li Beicheng (ruan), Dai Ling (qin), Wu Yihao(erhu), Yin Xi(di),at China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.   
  • October 21, Mountain·Wind山·风)for guitar solo (arranged by Kuang Junhong from Qin song Mountain · Wind,premiered by Kuang Junhong, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center Concert Hall, Shanghai, China
  • October 21, Głos (声情) for viola solo, performed by Qi Wang, at Recital Hall, as part of the The 3rd International Conference on the Studies of Chinese Contemporary Music through Global Perspective, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • October 15-22,  Masterclass and Colloquium at the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Music, Hongkong, China
  • October 17, 琵琶弹戏:西厢记之第二折-琴心  Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by Lan Weiwei (兰维薇 pipa),  at 深圳“湾区乐龄”民乐交流展演,Shenzhen, China
  • October 17, Asura (阿修罗) for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Oliver Xu at Organ Recital Hall of Colorado State University, Colorado, USA
  • October 15, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Quanzhou Grand Theater, Quanzhou, China
  •  October 14, On the Road: Four Tableaux (行旅图四帧) for 8 players, performed by students of Central Conservatory of Music, conducted by Qian Jingge, at CCOM recital Hall, Beijing, China
  • October 04, Land of the Young (不辞青春) for mixed Ensemble, performed by Bard East/West Ensemble,  conducted by Jingdong Cai, at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City, USA
  • October 02, Land of the Young (不辞青春) for mixed Ensemble, performed by Bard East/West Ensemble,  conducted by Jingdong Cai, at Bard Conservatory of Music, Annandale-on-Hudson
    New York, USA
  • October 1, Asura (阿修罗) for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Grzegorz Chwaliński at He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China
  • October 1, Asura (阿修罗) for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Michael Yeung at He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China
  • September 06, Apparitions of Dragons(龙图), for bassoon and cello, premiered by Aaron Pergram (bassoon) and Belén Ruiz Guerrero (cello) in Sala Xochipilli UNAM University, Mexico City, Mexico
  • August 20, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China
  • August 14, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Chongqing Grand Theatre, Chongqing, China
  • August 12, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Yixing Poly Theater(宜兴保利剧院), Yixing, China
  • August 10, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Cixi Grand Theater (慈溪大剧院), Cixi, China
  • August 10, Głos (声情) for viola solo, performed by Qi Wang, at Brahms-Saal, Musicverein, Vienna, Austria
  • August 10, Through Waters, By Mountains, for performed by Sunny Lee (clarinet) and Mikyoung Choi (piano), at the Cheonan Arts Center,  South Korea
  • August 08, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Changshu Grand Theater (常熟大剧院), Changshu, China
  • August 06, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei (罗维) at 上海保利大剧院, 上海, China
  • August 03, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei (罗维) at 昆山文化艺术中心, 江苏省昆山, China
  • August 01, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei (罗维) at 长沙音乐厅, 湖南省长沙, China
  • July 30, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei (罗维) at 唐山大剧院, 河北省唐山, China
  • July 28, Five Colors (五色) for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei (罗维) at 西安沪灞保利大剧院, Xi’an, China
  • June 29, Yearning (婵娟),performed by 杨林(double bass)and 赵媞娜(zheng) at Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • June 09, 思凡performed by 黄琳(二胡)and 刘嘉馨(琵琶) at 华南理工大学大学城校区音乐厅,广州,China
  • June 05, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Zhao Fangwei (piano) at Performance Hall of Royal College of Music, London, the United Kindom
  • May 23, Walking on a Tightrope, performed by Yang Zhuoxin(杨卓欣) at Recital Hall, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • May 20, 琴歌《云》, performed by 赵晓楠(tenor)、李孟洁(qin)、王华(xiao)at “云想衣裳花想容”诗歌古琴音乐会,北京国家图书馆艺术中心音乐厅, Beijing, China
  • May 01,Qin Song:Xijiangyue·Like Dreams Pass World Affairs Untold. (琴歌:西江月·世事一场大梦)performed by Zhao Xiaonan (tenor),Sun Haopeng (qin)at 千古风流人物 · 苏轼词意琴歌与宋代琴曲音乐会,Xizi Concert Hall (西子音乐厅),HangzhouChina
  • April 30, 琵琶弹戏:西厢记之第二折-琴心  Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by 吕佳(昆旦),兰维薇 (pipa),  at 杭州国际音乐节闭幕音乐会:吴山青 越山青–诗歌古琴杭州春日雅集,杭州大剧院, Hang Zhou, China
  • April 30, 琴歌《云·山·风·松》, performed by 孟萌(soprano)、吴雪盟(qin)、王华(xiao)at 杭州国际音乐节闭幕音乐会: 吴山青 越山青–诗歌古琴杭州春日雅集,杭州大剧院, Hang Zhou, China
  • April 24,  Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin) (琵琶弹戏:西厢记之第二折-琴心 ), performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa),  at Jingsha Concert Hall,Cheng Du, China
  • April 16, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go, performed by 孙皓文(Qin), 田宇涵(violin), 杨丹骊(viola),梁舜政 (cello) 人民大学立德草坪,at Renmin University, Beijing, China.  
  • April 01O…What an Awakening for soprano, flute, clarinet,violin, cello and piano, performed by 林倩芸(soprano) and Pioneering-lab Chamber Ensemble at the 38th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival in He Luting Concert Hall of  Shanghai Conservatory of Music,  Shanghai, China 
  • March 24,  From the Vessel of Ancient Souls (远渡), for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Changsha Concert Hall, Changsha, China
  • March 23,  Air, for violin solo, performed by Liu Tianyu, at Morse Hall of Juilliard School, New York City, USA.
  • March 21,  From the Vessel of Ancient Souls (远渡), for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at GuangZhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China
  • March 16,  From the Vessel of Ancient Souls (远渡), for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Jiangsu Grand Theater, Nanjing, China
  • March 13,  From the Vessel of Ancient Souls (远渡), for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Shanghai Oriental Arts Center Concert Hall, Shanghai, China
  • February 18,  From the Vessel of Ancient Souls (远渡), for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China
  • February 17, From the Vessel of Ancient Souls (远渡), for orchestra, premiered by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China
  • February 17, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Fangwei Zhao (piano) at Performance Studio, Royal College of Music, London, the United Kindom
  • February 12,  Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Zhi-Yuan Bruce Luo (clarinet) and Chen-Lin Fan (piano) at  Taipei Bach Recital Hall, Taiwan
  • January 31, presentation Between Worlds: Strategies in Timbre and Orchestration, given at the ACTOR Project at Schulich School of Music of McGill University,  Montreal, Canada
  • January 29, Sfumato for woodwind quintet,  performed by the Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at Buntrock Hall of Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
  • January 12, Through Waters, by Mountains (此山彼水), performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Fangwei Zhao (piano) at Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall of Royal College of Music, London, the United Kindom

2022

  • December 17 & 18, Miles upon Miles: Kungfu(绵亘万里 III:功夫), for violin solo, performed by 袁琛儿 at  GCG领航号·线下集结,  上海TRI第三空间, China
  • November 23, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Fangwei Zhao (piano) at Performance Hall of Royal College of Music, London , the United Kindom
  • November 15O…What an Awakening for soprano,flute, clarinet,violin, cello and piano, performed by 林倩芸(soprano) and Pioneering-lab Chamber Ensemble in the Shanghai Conservatory Opera House at the First Shanghai Contemporary Music Festival , Shanghai, China 
  • November 04, Sotto Voce (低语), for flute and piano, performed by 胡梦鸽 (flute),王珏(piano)at 2022中国当代音乐创作(成都)学术研讨会室内乐作品音乐会,成都城市音乐厅,Chengdu, China 
  • September 09, 琴歌《松》, performed by 曲丹(女高音)、吴雪盟(琴)、王华(箫); 琴歌《西江月·世事一场大梦》performed by 马力(京剧老生)、孙瀛(琴)at 明月几时有–中秋诗词古琴琴歌琴曲音乐会, 北京国艺术中心音乐厅, Beijing, China
  • August 05, 造园 Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by 黄屹, at National Center for the Performing Arts Center, Beijing, China.
  • July 26, 婵娟 Yearningfor double bass and zheng, performed by 陳昭蓉Chiuyung Chan (double bass) and  劉瑞中Jason Lau (zheng)  at St. James’s Church Sussex Gardens, London, the United Kingdom
  • June 27, 婵娟 Yearningfor double bass and zheng, performed by 陳昭蓉Chiuyung Chan (double bass) and  劉瑞中Jason Lau (zheng)  at Milton Court,  London, the United Kingdom. 
  • June 19, Jun, for pipa and double bass, performed by 黄立腾(pipa)and 陈弘之(double bass)at 国家两厅院演奏厅,Taipei,Taiwan
  • May 02, 劝君更尽一杯酒  One More Cup of Wine Before You Go, performed by 吴雪盟(Qin) ,徐春淅(violin), 刘美彤(viola),罗燏(cello)Beijing,China. 
  • April 25,  Air(咏叹), for violin solo, performed by 严默竹(Yan Mozhu), at Recital Hall of The Tianjin Juilliard School,  Tianjin, China
  • April 23, 此山彼水 Through Waters, By Mountains, performed at by 王心怡(clarinet)and 庄园(piano)at Mary Emery Hall 3250, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, USA.
  • April 13, Public Lecture 从解决问题到音乐创作,Chinese Consercatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • April 01, 劝君更尽一杯酒(民族室内乐版) One More Cup of Wine Before You Go, performed by 陈雷激与澳门中乐团 (Chen Leiji and Orquesta Chinesa de Macau),岗顶剧院,Macau, China
  • March 18, Public Lecture 从解决问题到音乐创作,Central Consercatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • March 13, 琴歌《风》, performed by 倪雷(男中音)、孙浩鹏(琴)、徐宁(箫); 琴歌《西江月·世事一场大梦》performed by 倪雷(男中音)、孙浩鹏(琴)at 最是一年春好处–古琴琴曲与诗词琴歌音乐会, 北京天桥艺术中心卡文迪音乐厅, Beijing, China
  • February 12, 造园 Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, premiered by Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, conducted by 陈燮阳, at Suzhou Cultura and Arts Center Grand Theatre, Suzhou, China.
  • February 04, Głos 声情 for viola solo, performed by Hung-Tzu Chu at Konzerthaus, Detmold Hochschule fur Musik, Detmold, Germany.
  • December 09, 行旅图四帧 On the Road: Four Tableaux, premiered at the Echo from the Old Times Opening Concert at the Central Conservatory of Music Concert Hall; Chen Lin conducted the members of the CCOM Orchestra, Beijing, China.
  • December 10, Conference talk at 2021 Annual Conference of Music Education Alliance across the “Belt and Road” ,held by Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
  • November 28, Ricochet for cello, performed by Alexandre Alvarez at the concert Mosaic, Espace culturel – La Mansarde, Veyrier of Geneva, Switzerland.
  • November 28, Conference talk “我在丝竹室内乐创作中的思考与尝试“ at 江南丝竹之当代音乐创作青年学者学术研讨会,上海音乐学院,Shanghai, China
  • November 27, Conference talk “古琴在中西室内乐创作中的功能与身份“ at 中国古琴跨文化创作与演奏研讨会(Creativity and Performance of Chinese Qin in Cross-cultural Music Collaboration),上海音乐学院,Shanghai, China
  • November 08, 此山彼水 Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Zhi-Yuan Bruce Luo (clarinet) and Eunhye Grace Choi (piano) at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
  • November 03, 牧云图,performed by 申婷(中阮)  ,蒋宁(竹笛), 赵元春(二胡),孙瀛(古琴)at 天津音乐学院北院音乐厅, Tianjin,China
  • October 17, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), 马魏家 (violin), 刘莎 (viola) and 尹龙 (cello) at 珠海华发大剧院莫扎特音乐厅 Mozart Concert Hall, Zhuhai, China.
  • October 16, Conference talk 我的琴歌创作 at 明清音乐研究与表演实践研讨会,中国音乐学院,北京Beijing, China
  • October 16, 琴歌:云·山·风·松, performed by 孟萌(soprano)、吴雪盟(qin)、王华(xiao)at 中国音乐学院国音堂,北京Beijing, China
  • October 15, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), 马魏家 (violin), 刘莎 (viola) and 尹龙 (cello) at 深圳音乐厅 Shenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen, China.
  • October 13, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), 马魏家 (violin), 刘莎 (viola) and 尹龙 (cello) at 大连人民文化俱乐部大剧场, Dalian, China.
  • October 07, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), 马魏家 (violin), 刘莎 (viola) and 尹龙 (cello) at 江苏大剧院音乐厅, 南京Nanjing, China.
  • October 04,劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by 陈雷激(qin), 马魏家 (violin), 刘莎 (viola) and 尹龙 (cello) at 国家大剧院 National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China. 
  • September26, Asura, for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Grzegorz Chwaliński, HMDK STAATLICHE HOCHSCHULE FÜR MUSIK UND DARSTELLENDE KUNST STUTTGART, Germany
  • August 30, 绵亘万里 Miles upon Miles for solo violin, performed by 袁琛儿,广州大剧院,Guangzhou, China
  • August 5昙曜五相Contemplation on Tanyao Caves, for pipa and chamber orchestra)为琵琶与室内交响乐队而作,premiered by 杨靖(琵琶)、肖超(指挥)、山西省太原市硕紫伦交响乐团,云冈杯民族器乐展演,大同,China
  • July 31, 劝君更尽一杯酒(One More Cup of Wine before You Go), performed by 陈雷激(Qin),龚昱(violin),彭奥(viola),陈亦柏(cello),龙华古寺,上海, China
  • July 22,《早春小雨》为弹拨乐团而作,premiered by 北京市东城区少年宫琼音琵琶乐团,北京市东城区阳光少年艺术节展演,Beijing, China
  • June 19琴歌《风》《松》, premiered by 倪雷(voice),孙浩鹏(qin),顾剑楠(xiao);《西江月·世事一场大梦》performed by 赵晓楠(voice),黄梅(qin)at 上海东方艺术中心 Shanghai Oriental Art Center,Shanghai, China.
  • May 25, Fernweh/Some Other Where, for 15 orchestral players, premiered by Juilliard New Music Ensemble and conducted by Joel Sachs at Juilliard School, New York City, USA.
  • May 25, Jun, for pipa and double bass, performed by 李星美(pipa)and 王昱程(double bass)at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • May 16, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go…,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(Qin), He Wei(violin), Sheila Browne (viola) and Yeon Jin Kim (cello) at National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China. 
  • April 22, 此山彼水 Through Waters,by Mountains, performed by Bennett Morgan (Clarinet) and Malcolm Liu (piano) at Swarthout Hall, University of Kansas School of Music, USA
  • March 28, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, performed by Patrick Yim at Traveling through Time and Culture Concert Series (Online), Hongkong, China
  • January 02, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You Go…,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by 陈雷激(qin), 何为 (violin), 彭奥(viola) and 刘宥心 (cello) at 星海音乐厅(Xinghai Concert Hall), Guangzhou, China

2020

  • December 31, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by 陈雷激(qin), 何为 (violin), 彭奥(viola) and 刘宥心 (cello) at 珠海大剧院音乐厅, Zhuhai, China.
  • December 29, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by 陈雷激(qin), 何为 (violin), 彭奥(viola) and 刘宥心 (cello) at 深圳海上世界文化艺术中心·境山剧场,Shenzhen,China.
  • December 26-27, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by 陈雷激(qin), 何为 (violin), 彭奥(viola) and 刘宥心 (cello) at 南宁市广西文化艺术中心音乐厅 , Nanning,China.
  • December 19,忐忑 Inquietude,performed by 麦天龙 (violin) and 丛榕 (Piano) at 广西艺术学院音乐厅, Nanning, China
  • December 06,晚祷(Vesper)for viola and piano, performed by Lu Zhongkun (viola) and Cen Xiaolin(piano) at 星海音乐学院大学城观摩厅,Guangzhou, China.
  • December 05, 婵娟 Yearning for zheng and bass, performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at the East China Normal University School of Music(华东师范大学音乐学院),shanghai, China.
  • November 19怀古Nostalgia (2017/20)premiered by Ensemble ConTempo Beijing at the Ensemble Festival for Contemporary Music Leigzig, Germany.
  • November 13古琴音乐的审美与当代音乐语境–琴人吴文光与作曲家姚晨的对谈(Aesthetic Appreciation of Qin Music and Context of Contemporary Music- A Dialogue between Qin Performer Wu Wenguang and Composer Yao Chen) – at the Peking University Graduate School of Education, Beijing, China.
  • November 06 “中国当代专业音乐创作的民族性与世界性的关系”学术研讨会暨中央音乐学院出版社《新时代中国原创音乐作品》新书首发式,为三件民乐器和室内交响乐队作品《离合III》Tengents III)出版,Beijing,China
  • October 30琴歌《西江月·世事一场大梦》( Qin Song :Xi jiangyue· Worldly Affairs as a Grand Dream)was premiered by 赵晓楠( tenor),黄梅(qin)at 苏轼词意琴歌琴曲音乐会,中山音乐堂,Beijing,China
  • October 09劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by 陈雷激(qin), 肖航辰 (violin), 李乐 (viola) and 冯赫 (cello) at 西冷印社 in the concert of “穿越时空的对话” of Hangzhou International Music Festival, China.
  • August 29, 琴歌:云·山Qin Songs :Clouds & Moutains)were premiered by 吕佳(Kun opera soprano),徐昀(Kun opera bass),李孟洁(qin),杨茜(qin),施成吉(bamboo flute)at 吴声清婉虞山古琴音乐会,怡园藕香榭,苏州,China
  • August 22, 晚祷 Vesper,for viola and piano, performed by 陆仲坤 and 岑晓琳 at Guang Zhou Grand Opera theatre 实验剧场, China.
  • June 20劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go…,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), 马魏家 (violin), 刘莎 (viola) and 尹龙 (cello) at “五洲同心 世界一家”–“爱乐之声”-全球24小时云端音乐会 (A 24-Hour Global Virtual Concert)
  • June 01-07, Yao Chen appears on France Musique’s Création Mondiale radio program, for 6-day re-emission his Radio France commission work Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp, and an interview with presenter Anne Montaron and harpist Nicolas Tulliez, Paris, France
  • May 18,劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go…,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), 马魏家 (violin), 刘莎 (viola) and 尹龙 (cello) at 国家大剧院2020国际博物馆日主题音乐会,National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China. 
  • January 10, 古典音乐百家讲堂 “我的音乐创作与文化书写”, 北京国际音乐节俱乐部/拿索斯古典音乐(Beijing International Music Festival/Naxos), Beijing,China

2019

  • December 23, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go…,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Lin Zhaoyang(violin), Li Mengzhen (viola) and Mo Mo (cello) at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China. 
  • November 29, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go…,for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), He Wei(violin), Sheila Browne (viola) and Yeon Jin Kim (cello) at National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China. 
  • November 28,  琵琶弹戏:西厢记三折 Playing Opera on Pipa: Three Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), Kun soprano (Lv Jia) and Kun tenor (Wang Xin) at China Kun Opera Theatre, Suzhou, China. 
  • Nomember 21,public lecture “从创作灵感到对音乐材料的设计—以我的几部作品为例”, 中央民族大学音乐学院,Beijing,China
  • October 29,public lecture “文化体验、文化身份与我的音乐创作”, 中央音乐学院,Beijing,China
  • October 27忐忑 Inquietude,performed by Xuan Du (violin) and Mengyang He at Comstock Hall, University of Louisville School of Music, Louisville, USA. 
  • October 23, 五色 Five Colors, performed by Zhang Fang (piano), and Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Wang Tao (clarinet) and Zhang Fang (piano) at Beijing Concert Hall, Beijing, China.  
  • October 13, 英雄赞歌, premiered by Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Shao En, Baritone Huo Yong (霍勇),Beijing,China
  • October 13, Sotto Voce, performed by Zhang Bile (flute) and Sun Xiaodan (piano) at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music /2019全国中青年作曲家新作品交流会, Hangzhou, China. 
  • September 28, Ad Libitumperformed by Jefferson Silva (Timpani) and Ana Guariglia (piano) at Chinese Percussion Concert of San Paulo State University, Brazil.
  • September 25, Sifan, performed by Liu Fanhe  (pipa) and Hu Yu (Erhu) at focused XXII-China ConTempo, Werner-Otto-Saal, Berlin, Germany
  • September 22, 骏 Jun, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), double bass (Henry Chen)  at Chime Conference Final Concert, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China. 
  • September 21, 五色 Five Colorsperformed by Zhang Fang at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA
  • August 31, 绵亘万里Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at 小宇宙剧场 in Rizhao, Shandong prov., China
  • August 24-26中国当代音乐创作研讨会:牧云图研究,井冈山,China 
  • August 17忐忑 Inquietude,performed by Xuan Du (violin) and Mengyang He (Piano) at 巴洛克歌剧院 in Chengdu, Sichuan Prov.,China
  • August 15,  琵琶弹戏:西厢记三折 Playing Opera on Pipa: Three Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), Kun soprano (Lv Jia) and Kun tenor (Wang Xin) in the Garden of Tang Xianzu Museum, Tanggong Music Festival, Suichang, Zhejiang, China. 
  • August 15, 骏 Jun, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), double bass (Zhang Daxun)  at Tanggong Music Festival, Suichang, Zhejiang, China. 
  • August 15, 劝君更尽一杯酒 One More Cup of Wine Before You go…,for qin, violin, viola and cello, premiered by Chen Leiji(qin), Hewei(violin), Jay Liu(viola) and Tu Qiang(cello) at Tanggong Music Festival, Suichang, Zhejiang, China. 
  • August 14忐忑 Inquietude,performed by Xuan Du (violin) and Mengyang He (Piano) at 保利大厦游吟诗人酒吧, Beijing,China
  • July 23牧云图 for 4 Chinese instruments, performed by members of Singapore Chinese Orchestra 新加坡华乐团, Singapore.
  • June 17,  public lecture ” 互鉴 破界 融合—作曲家与演奏家的对话” with Lan Weiwei and Henry Chen at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • May 28, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Guy Yehuda and  Deborah Moriarty, Cook Recital Hall at Michigan State University, USA.
  • May 25, 诗两首 Two Poems for orchestra, performed by Central Conservatory of Music Orchestra at Opera and Concert Hall, Beijing, China. 
  • May 15忐忑 Inquietude,performed by Isomura Brothers at 华南理工大学音乐厅South China University of Technology Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China.
  • May 13忐忑 Inquietude,performed by Isomura Brothers at 华南师范大学音乐厅South China Normal University Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
  • May 09忐忑 Inquietude,premiered by Isomura Brothers at Renmin Univiersity School of Arts Concert Hall, Beijing, China 
  • May 04, 绵亘万里Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at US Ambassador’s residence in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
  • May 02, 婵娟 Yearning for zheng and bass, performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at 东海大学音乐厅,台中,Taiwan.
  • May 02, 绵亘万里Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at American University of Sharjah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • April 30, 绵亘万里Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, India.  
  • April 19, public talk “How Inspirations Are Transformed Into Structural Forces, at Capital Normal University School of Music, Beijing, China.
  • March 27, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at 「书外之致,味外之旨」雅集,成都三联韬奋书店, China.
  • March 22, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Jennifer Woodrum (clarinet) and Kay Kim (piano), Guarneri Hall, Chicago, USA.
  • March 21, 绵亘万里Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at the concert of “Time Travel: East to West” at the United International College, Zhuhai,Guangdong, China.
  • March 11, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Guy Yehuda and Gail Novak, Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University, USA.
  • March 09, Sotto Voce for flute and pianoperformed by Clara Novakova and Yoomi Kim at University of Victoria, Canada.
  • February 18, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, performed by Patrick Yim at Chung Chi College Chapel, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
  • January 18, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at Sala Xochipilli, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
  • January 13-14, 全国交响乐创作与发展座谈会, 香山,Beijing,China
  • January 04, Utopia for oboe, clarinet, bayan, violin and cello, premiered by Ensemble Novel at Opera Hall of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China 

2018

  • December 01, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, performed by Patrick Yim at Saturday Music Platform, Tai Kwun Center for Heritage and Arts, China Hong Kong.
  • November 29,  Public Talk about Yao Chen’s music at Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • November 28, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), Lu Jia (Kun Opera soprano) and Wang Xin (Kun Opera Tenor)  at Chamber Hall of Novosibirsk Philarmonic, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • November 18,生息 Pneuma, for viola and string orchestra, performed by Qiu Yifeng 邱奕枫 and Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, conductor Darrell Ang,Chengdu, China.
  • November 12,  共此时 Synchronicity, for viola orchestra, premiered by Viva la Viola Orchestra of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai, China.  
  • November 11, 共此时 Synchronicity, for viola orchestra, premiered by Viva la Viola Orchestra of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Jingji Lake Concert Hall, Suzhou Culture and Art Center, Suzhou, China.  
  • Novemver 02, 谈谈我在创作中对剧场性的探索”,public talk at 第二届中国人民大学艺术学院音乐节之 “中国当代音乐创作研究”专题研讨会, Beijing, China
  • November 01, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at the 第二届中国人民大学艺术学院音乐节,Beijing, China
  • October 31, Yearning, for zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen at Spurlock Museum Auditorium, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
  • October 31, Lotus Aloft, for zheng, performed by Yu-Chen Wang at Spurlock Museum Auditorium, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
  • August 19,音乐的叙事与色彩 , public lecture at 北京朝阳区皮村工会,Beijing, China
  • July 06,  Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at 昆明春城剧院,Kunming, China
  • June 24, SiFan思凡, performed by Liu Fanhe刘凡赫 and Li Cangxiao李沧枭 at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • June 17, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Emeric Kostyak at theCultural Center – Palace Brancovenesti de Mogosoaia, Bucarest, Romania
  • June 14, Animé for piano, performed by Lucas Wong at University of Florida International Piano Festival, USA 
  • June 09,  Pipa Playing Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at the 中国当代音乐与音乐学研究论坛暨纪念改革开放40周年活动,Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • June 09, Cloud Herding, performed by 陈柏安、李仓枭、梅多子、吴雪盟 at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • June 07, Animé for piano, performed by Lucas Wong at UCSI University Institute of Music, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • June 01, Yearning, performed by Zi-An Wu and Yu-Chen Wang at Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, France
  • May 04,  Animé for piano, premiered by Lucas Wong at Mostly Debussy Recital, Grand Hall, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • April 19, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Theodora Atanasova in the in the Bulgarian Cultural Center, Vienne, Austria
  • April 18, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Theodora Atanasova in the Bulgarian Cultural Center, Bratislava, Slovakia. 
  • April 15, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Theodora Atanasova at the ppIANISSIMO festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • April 15, Cloud Herding, performed by Wang Hua, Zhao Ge, Di Yang and Wu Xuemeng at the University of Chicago Beijing Center, Beijing, China
  • April 14,  Tangents III for large mixed chamber ensemble (25 musicians), premiered by Central Conservatory of Music Orchestra, conducted by Chen Bing, at  the Concert Hall of the China National Center for Performing Arts Concert, Beijing, China
  • April 14 (from October 12, 2017),recording of Two Poems for orchestra (recorded by Orchestre National de Lorraine), featured both onsite and online at the exhibition of  The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+ (似重若輕:M+水墨藏品) –chapter III: Beyond Material, at M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong.
  • March 19-24, Yao Chen appears on France Musique’s Alla Breve radio program, for 6-day releasing his Radio France commission work Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp, and an interview with presenter Anne Montaron and harpist Nicolas Tulliez, Paris, France
  • March 04,  Emanations of Tara for clarinets, violin, cello, piano, and pipa, performed by Civitas Ensemble and pipa virtuoso Chen Yihan, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series at the Art Institute of Chicago,  Chicago, USA (https://cso.org/ticketsandevents/subscriptions/cso-chamber-at-aic/)  
  • February 26, Emanations of Tara for clarinets, violin, cello, piano, and pipa, performed by Civitas Ensemble and pipa virtuoso Chen Yihan, at Mary L. Galvin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
  • February 25, Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Madeline Olson at First Baptist Church of Ripon, California, USA
  • February 25, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, premiered by Patrick Yim at Hong Kong Museum of History, in response to the exhibition “Miles upon Miles: World Heritage along the Silk Road”, Hong Kong, China
  • February 03, Sifan for pipa and erhu, performed by Liu Fanhe and Li Cangxiao at UCCA Spring Festival, 798 Art District, Beijing, China 
  • January 25,Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Madeline Olson at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, at Focus! 2018 Festival, The Juilliard School, New York City, USA
  • January 22,Public Talk ” The Influence of Debussy on My Recent Compositions” , at Morse Hall, the Juilliard School, New York City, USA.

2017

  • December 09, 牧云图Cloud Herding for erhu, dizi, ruan and qin, performed by 王颖(erhu), 侯长青(dizi), 梅多子(ruan),吴雪萌(qin)at Imperial Concert Hall, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
  • December 01, Silence for cello solo, premiered by Fang Yijia at Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music, USA.  
  • November 23, Walking on a Tightrope for double bass, performed by Henry Chen, at Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan
  • November 20, Walking on a Tightrope for double bass, performed by Henry Chen, at the Tunghai University Music Department, Taichung, Taiwan
  • November 17, Jun for double bass and pipa, performed by 李子祺(bass) and 樊之琳 (pipa) at Central Conservatory of Music High School Concert Hall, Beijing, China
  • November 12, Air for violin solo, performed by Du Xuan, at the University of Chicago Beijing Center, China.  
  • November 19, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Alessio Pianelli at the concert Mosaic à Villa Greta, Pregny-Chambésy/Geneve, Switzerland
  • November 18, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Alessio Pianelli at the concert Mosaic in Besancon, France
  • November 17, Ricochet for cello solo, premiered by Alessio Pianelli at the 1er concert Mosaic à la Salle Faller au conservatoire de La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
  • November 01, Glos for viola solo, performed by Ashley Galvez-Red, at the Brigham Young University School of Music, Madsen Recital Hall, Utah, USA
  • October 28, The Supplicant for oboe solo and large ensemble, premiered by Juan Mauel Garcia-cano Ruiz and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, conductor Lio Kuokman, at Concert Hall of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
  •  October 12 (to April 14, 2018)recording of Two Poems for orchestra (recorded by Orchestre National de Lorraine), featured both onsite and online at the exhibition of  The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+ (似重若輕:M+水墨藏品) –chapter III: Beyond Material, at M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
  • August 10, Five Chinese Folk Tunes for piano, presented by Elise Yun at European Piano Teachers Association Conference, Helsinki, Finland
  • August 10,Pheuma, for viola and string ensemble, premiered by Yunjie Liu and Gonggeng Shuyuan Summer Music Academy String Orchestra, conducted by Chen Lin, at 丽水大剧院, lishui, Zhengjiang Prov., China
  • August 08, Pheuma, for viola and string orchestra, premiered by Yunjie Liu and Gonggeng Shuyuan Summer Music Camp String Orchestra, conducted by Chen Lin, at  遂昌汤显祖艺术馆,Suichang,  Zhengjiang Prov., China.  
  • July 29, Through Waters, By Mountains, for clarinet and piano, performed by Guy Yehuda at International Clarinet Association Conference (the ClarinetFest), Orlando, USA
  • July 14Yearning for zheng and double bass, performed by Wang Yucheng and Chen Hanjui at 2017 台湾兰阳国际低音提琴夏令营及音乐节,宜兰,Taiwan
  • July 13, Release of CD  Rhapsodies Around the World ( Blue Griffin Recording, Inc. Through Waters, By Mountains, for clarinet and piano, performed by Guy Yehuda and Deborah Moriarty,  USA. 
  • July 12,  哈特日亚 for Mongolian Khoomei & horse fiddle ensemble and western orchestra, performed by 奈热组合 and China Philharmonic, CCTV Summer Concert, 密云,Beijing, China
  • July 11  Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Guo Yue at 2017 World Harp Congress, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Amphitheatre, Hong Kong  
  • June 24  Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Guo Yue at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China 
  • May 21,Lotus Aloft (for zheng), Si Fan(for pipa and erhu), Air (for Violin), Pipa Playing the Opera: Heart of Qin from The Romance of Western Chamber (pipa),  performed by Li Liangzi, Liu Fanhe, Li Cangxiao, Du Xuan, Lan Weiwei at Sunday Salon, presented by Timeout Magazine and The Bookworm Beijing, China 
  • May 04  沐云图 Cloud Herding for 4 Chinese instrumentsperformed by 黄锦辉(qin), 吴奇峰(erhu),李育慈(dizi),林彣蔚(ruan)at 台湾高雄市音乐馆, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
  • May 03  Presenter at Chinese Contemporary Music New Trends Forum XIII, Department of Music, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
  • April 27  Sotto Voce for flute and piano, and Vesper for viola and piano, performed by Ensemble Eclat at 2017 ACL-Korea International Conference and Festival, Ilshin Hall, Seoul, Korea
  • April 22  怀古 Nostalgia for 7 Chinese instrumentalists, premiered at the concert 丝竹岭南 by musicians from Guangdong National Chinese Orchestra at Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China 
  • March 16-17  Presenter at the conference “2017 Perspectives on Chinese Contemporary Music”, Harvard Center Shanghai, China
  • February 08  Air, performed by Lee-Chin Siow at Carnegie Hall-Weill Recital Hall, New York City, USA. (https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2017/2/8/0800/PM/Lee-Chin-Siow-Violin-Svetlana-Smolina-Piano-Gabrielle-Armenier-Eurythmy/)

2016

  • December 30, Composer’s Talk “Narratives and Colors of My Music”, 北京电影学院摄影系 (Department of Cinematography of Beijing Film Academy), Beijing, P.R. China
  • December 25, 牧云图(Cloud Herding), performed by 王华 (笛子),赵戈(二胡),邸扬(中阮),吴雪盟(古琴)陈雷激和他的朋友们音乐会,海棠湾红树林,Mangrove Tree Sanya,China
  • December 18, 牧云图(Cloud Herding)performed by 张沛霖 (笛子),董施栾(二胡),孙纬祺(中阮),吴雪盟(古琴)民乐新视界音乐会,中央音乐学院,China
  • November 25-27, guest speaker at Summit Forum “中国音乐发展的现状,问题与对策”  上海音乐学院, P.R.China.
  • November 19, Cinq Stades de L’existence, performed by Nicolas Tulliez at Soka International Harp Festival, Japan.
  • November 13SiFan思凡performed by Liu Fanhe刘凡赫 and Li Cangxiao李沧枭 at Musikverein Metallener Saal, Wiener, Austria
  • November 9SiFan思凡performed by Liu Fanhe刘凡赫 andLi Cangxiao李沧枭 at Rudolf-Steiner Haus, Hamburg, Germany
  • November 5, Public Pre-concert Lecturer (Digital Concert Hall-Berlin Philharmonic) on the musics of Villa-Lobos and Messiaen, Goethe-Institut Peking, Beijing, China.
  • October 28Jun骏  performed by Li Gengpei(李赓沛) and Liu Fanhe(刘凡赫) at 中央音乐学院中音杯低音提琴比赛及大师班,Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
  • October 27, Composer’s Talk on fusing Chinese and Western musical instruments,  Conservatorio de Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • October 27, Playing Opera on the Pipa: 长亭performed by 黄暐贸 (pipa),温宇航(昆生),劉珈后(昆旦),台北成品表演厅/Eslite Performance Hall, Taipei,Taiwan
  • October 24-25,  Composer’s Talk on fusing Chinese and Western musical instruments,  Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, France
  • September 26,  Asura, performed by Fernando Reis at Chinese Percussion Concert of San Paulo State University, Brazil.
  • September 25, Air, for violin solo,performed by Prof. He Wei, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, USA.
  • September 23, Through Waters, By Mountains, for clarinet and piano, premiered by Guy Yehuda and Deborah Moriarty, at the concert “Rhapsodies Around the World”, Cook Recital Hall of the Michigan State University School of Music, USA.
  • September 20, Vesper, for viola and piano, performed by Ensemble Eclat at Seoul Art Center IBK Chamber Hall, Korea.
  • September 9,  composer’s talk at the Composition Colloquium of the Music Department of University of California, Berkeley, USA
  • August 18, Walking on a Tightrope, performed by Hanjui Chen at Biarritz International Bass Academy, Biarritz, France.
  • August 10, 牧云图(Cloud Herding)performed by 王华 (笛子),何宇洁(小提琴),邸扬(中阮),吴雪盟(古琴),假日弹拨乐团音乐会, 浙江丽水莲城剧场,China
  • July 29, 声情 Głos, performed by Veit Hertemstein at Stode Musicvecka, Stode, Sweden.
  • July 26, SiFan思凡performed by 刘凡赫 and 李沧枭; Air咏叹, performed by Du Xuan (杜玄); Pipa Playing the Opera:Heart of Qin琵琶弹戏西厢记之琴心 at the University of Chicago Beijing Center, China
  • July 18, 思凡, performed by 刘凡赫 and 李沧枭 at Central Conservatory of Music, China
  • July 14, 沧浪,沧浪…/Tsanglang,Tsanglang…performed by New Music Concerts Ensemble Toronto and 范赛赛 (古筝)at 2016 Beijing International Composition Workshop of Central Conservatory of Music, China.
  • July 14Głos, performed by Veit Hertemstein (principle viola of Sinfonie-Orchester Basel) at Deutsch-Chinesisches Classic Music Festival in Stadt Langen, Germany.
  • July 10, 思凡,performed by 刘凡赫 and 李沧枭 at Goethe Institute Arts Center Beijing
  • June 30, 阿修罗 Asurafor Marimba and three Tibetan bowls, performed by 王盈智 at 高雄现代击乐节,台湾,Taiwan.
  • May 27, 牧云图,  performed by 王华 (笛子),赵戈(二胡),邸扬(中阮),吴雪盟(古琴),陈雷激古琴音乐会-幽兰牧云, 宁波文化广场大剧院,China
  • April 10 , Jun骏  performed by Liu Fanhe(刘凡赫) on pipa and Li Gengpei(李赓沛)on double bass at the First National Conference on Musical Performance Studies(首届全国音乐表演研究学术研讨会) at Central Conservatory of Music, China.
  • March 16Głos, for viola solo, premiered by Peijun Xu at Poznan Musical Spring Festival, Poland.
  • February 11, Vesper, for viola and piano, premiered by Peijun Xu and Paul Rivinius, Kulturrathaus in Giessen (http://www.giessener-meisterkonzerte-ev.de/index.php?id=450), Germany
  • January 22, two movements from Cinq Stades de l’Existence performed by Guo Yue at Beijing Huabin Opera House (北京华彬歌剧院), China.

2015

  • December 16, Playing Opera on the Pipa: 长亭performed by Lan Weiwei, Lu Jia and Xiao Xiangping at the 北京潮涌东方发明音乐会, Beijing, China
  • November 30, Jun  performed by Liu Fanhe on pipa and Li Gengpei on double bass at Central Conservatory of Music, China
  • November 23-27, 29, Yao Chen appears on France Musique’s Alla Breve program, for 6-day releasing his Radio France commissioned work Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp, and also including an interview with presenter Anne Montaron and harpist Nicolas Tulliez in Paris, France (http://www.francemusique.fr/emission/alla-breve/2015-2016/cinq-stades-pour-harpe-de-chen-yao-1-5-11-23-2015-11-55)
  • October 15, Air, for violin solo, performed by violinist Siow Lee-Chin at Suzhou Cultural and Arts Center Recital Hall, presented by 2015 Jinji Lake Arts Festival, Suzhou, China.  
  • September 30, O…What an Awakening, for mixed sextet, performed by Ensemble MD7 (http://www.md7.org/) at SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC, THE MARJAN KOZINA HALL, presented by World Music Days Festival in Ljubljana, presented by International Society of Contemporary Music, Slovenia.
  • September 21, Playing Opera on the Pipa: 长亭performed by Lan Weiwei, Lu Jia and Xiao Xiangping at the 首届中央音乐学院民族音乐节 (First Central Conservatory of Music National/Folk Music Festival),  Central Conservatory of Music Auditorium, Beijing, China.
  • August 04,  Sotto Voce, for flute and piano, performed by Clara Novakova at Tereziansky Sal Brevnovskeho Klastera, presented by Mezinarodni Hudebni Festival, Prague, Czech Republic.   
  • July 09, Sifan, for erhu and pipa, performed at 四川音乐学院悦鸣民族室内乐团成立音乐会,Chengdu,China.
  • June 23, Air, for violin solo, premiered by Siow Lee-Chin at St Bartholomew-the-Great, presented by City of London Festival (colf.org), United Kingdom.
  • June 18, Air, for violin solo, performed (previewed)  by Siow Lee-Chin at Soochow University School of Music, China.
  • June 16, Sifan, for erhu and pipa, performed by Zhao Guanjie and Lan Weiwei Dunhuang Culture Promotion Foundation 雅集,The Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel, Dun Huang, China
  • June 13, Air, for violin solo, performed (previewed)  by Siow Lee-Chin at Zhenjiang Cultural Center, Wenxin Theatre, China.
  • June 07,  Imagining the Sounds of the Early Modern Pipa, A Dialogue between History and Practice, Music and Materiality 想象明代琵琶的声音:一次历史与实践,音乐与实物的对话 芝加哥大学北京中心两日跨学科研讨会, China
  • June 06, Playing Opera on the Pipa: Three Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, for pipa and two Kun opera singers premiered at 北京西城区少年宫东院,presented by University of Chicago Beijing Center and 良友文化基金会,敦煌文化弘扬基金会, Beijing, China
  • June 04, Walking on a Tightrope, Yearning, two pieces performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at International Society of Double Bass Convention, Dance Theatre, Colorado State University, USA.
  • May 27, Walking on a Tightrope, Yearning, two pieces performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
  • May 17, “Playing Opera on the Pipa: One Scene (Heart of Qin) from Romance of the Western Chamber”,  performed by Lan Weiwei At the Bookworm Sunday Salon, presented by the Bookworm and TimeOut Beijing, Beijing, China.
  • May 11, “Playing Opera on the Pipa: One Scene (Heart of Qin) from Romance of the Western Chamber”,  “Lotus Aloft” and “Tsanglang,Tsanglang…”, three works performed by Lan Weiwei, Yu-Chen Wang, Clara Novakova, Maryia Grudo in Su Zhou No.1 High School Auditorium,  Suzhou, China.
  • May 08, “Jun”,  “Playing Opera on the Pipa: One Scene (Heart of Qin) from Romance of the Western Chamber”, and “Tsanglang,Tsanglang…”  (world debut), three works performed by Lan Weiwei, Yu-Chen Wang, Clara Novakova, Maryia Grudo and Henry Chen at the Soochow New Voice Concert, Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
  • April 25,  Yearning, Walking on a Tightrope, and Lotus Aloft, three works performed by YuChen Wang and Henry Chen at Dayang Mountain Park (大阳山森林公园), presented by Chujian Shufang (初见书房), Suzhou, China.
  • April 23,  Public Lecture Exploring Theatricality in My Recent Compositions plus a live performance of Lotus Aloft ( 步步升莲) by Yuchen Wang at the Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
  • March 17,  Five Chinese Folk Tunes, for piano solo, performed by Elise Yun at Soochow New Voice Concert Series I,  Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
  • March 15,  Emanations of Tara, for pipa, violin, cello, clarinet, and piano, premiered by Civitas Ensemble (Chicago Symphony Orchestra principle players) and pipa player Yang Wei at Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, USA
  • February 14,  五色 Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by pianist Elise Yun at Echoes of China:Contemporary Chinese Piano Music, sponsored by Portland State University and Confucius Institute, Portland, USA.

2014

  • November 06, O…What an Awakening, for sextet, at the 32nd Asian Composers League Conference &Festival –Asian Music Festival 2014 in Tokyo, performed at the Chamber concert in Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Sakura Hall, Japan
  • September 21O…What an Awakening, performed by Wild Rumpus Ensemble at the SFMusic Day Sunday presented by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, at the Osher Salon of San Francisco Conservatory of Music, USA
  • September 14, Si Fan, performed at 张沛翎琵琶独奏音乐会,台北国家演奏厅,Taiwan
  • August 19, double bassist Michael Cameron gave Walking on a Tightrope the European premiere at the 5th World Bass Festival (Światowy Festiwal Kontrabasowy), Wroclaw, Poland
  • June 01,  Playing Opera on the Pipa: Two Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber 琵琶弹戏: 西厢记二折for pipa,  performed by Lan Weiwei at Envisioning China- Festival of Arts and Culture, Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago.
  • May 10,  步步生蓮 (Lotus Aloft), for zheng solo, premiered by Yu-Chen Wang at the 2014 龍吟滄海音樂節 (Sound of Dragon Music Festival,Vancouver, Canadahttp://soundofdragon.com)
  • April 24,  Asura, for marimba and Tibetan Singing bowl, premiered by marimba virtuoso Wei-Chen Lin (www.weichenlin.com) at Boston University, School of Music, USA
  • April 03,  Ad Libitum, for timpani and piano, performed by Yihan Zhang and Karen Cheng at Red Note New Music Festival, Illinois State University, USA
  • February 02, at 2014 Chicago Bass Festival, double bassist Henry Chen gave a public presentation on my two double bass works Jun (bass and pipa) and Walking on a Tightrope (bass solo), USA
  • January 09, Cave in the Sky (霘) for voices, zheng, pipa, bamboo flutes and water-ink lanscape painting, performed by Luo Shi, Wei Xing, Ding Xue-er,  Wang Ya-yu, Chen Bai-an, and Bingyi at the Beijing Qian Men Emperor Hotel (皇家驿站), China

2013

  • December 05, Tangents II for large ensemble (10 players), performed by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, Hong Kon
  • November 16 Walking on A Tightrope for solo double bass, performed by Michael Cameron at New Music Series at Illinois Wesleyan University, U.S.
  • November 14, three works Jun for pipa and bass, Yearning for bass and zhengand Walking on a Tightrope for bass solo, performed by Han-Jui Chen (bass), Yu-Chen Wang(zheng), Yang Wei(pipa) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Music Auditorium.
  • November 12,  Walking on A Tightrope for solo double bass, performed by Michael Cameron in his Double Bass Recital at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Music Building Auditorium.
  • October 20,  Si Fan for pipa and erhu, performed by Lan Wei-wei and Wang Yijing at the Sunday Salon of The Bookworm, Beijing, P.R. China
  • September 27, O…What an Awakening for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and pianoperformed by Wild Rumpus New Music Collectiveat Old First Church, San Francisco.
  • September 21Afterglow for string quartet, performed by Tang Quartet at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Music Orchestral Hall, the 31st Asian Composer League Festival, Singapore
  • July 24,  Si Fan for pipa and erhu, performed by Lan Wei-wei and Zhao Guan-jie as part of the Zen theatre performance in Companion Cultural Foundation(良友文化基金会), Beijing, China
  • June 06, Walking on a Tightrope for double bass solo, performed by Michael Cameron at 2013 International Society of Bassists Convention, Howard Hanson Hall, Eastman School of Music, N.Y.
  • March 18,  Sotto Voce  for flute and piano, performed by Earplay New Chamber Music,  ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St, San Francisco
  • March 06, Yearning for zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen, at Rednote New Music Festival at Illinois State University, Normal.
  • March 01, Yearning for zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen, Compost Q Ensemble touring concert at University of Louisville.

2012

  • November 14,  Walking on A Tightrope for solo double bass, premiered by Michael Cameron in the concert of 2012 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana,IL
  • November 5,  Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed by Gaby Vargas and John Urban in a special concert honoring the extraordinary legacy of Dr. Marjory Barnett and A N and Pearl G Barnett Family Foundation, St. Pauls Chapel, at 647 West Fullerton Ave. Chicago
  • October 21, Tangents II for large ensemble, performed by Israel Contemporary Players, conducted by Zsolt Nagy at Jerusalem Music Centre, broadcasted live via Israel Radio, Jerusalem, Israel
  • October 20Tangents II for large ensemble, performed by Israel Contemporary Players, conducted by Zsolt Nagy at Tel Aviv Art Museum, Israel
  • August 08, Yearning for zheng and double bass, by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen, at OPUS Chamber Music Camp, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL,
  • June 19, Tangents II for large ensemble, North/South Consonance Concert, Max Lifchitz, conductor  The North/South Chamber Orchestra,Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, New York City
  • June 08, O… What an Awakening for sextet, premiered by Wild Rumpus New Music Collective at ODC Dance Commons, Studio B, 351 Shotwell St, San Francisco
  • May 31Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed by Locrian Chamber Players, at 8PM in Riverside Church, NYC
  • May 18, public lecture ” Of Confrontation and Confluence” at Ohio State University Institute for Chinese Studies and the School of Music Department of Theory and Composition, Columbus, OH
  • May 12, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas at Random Access Music’s Queens New Music Festival, in Long Island City.
  • April 29, Yearning for Chinese zheng and double bass, performed by YuqiDeng and Dan Armstrong at Chinese Fine Arts Society concert, Chicago Cultural Center  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago
  • March 31, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, by Quintet of the Americas,  Flushing Library in NYC
  • March 24, Yearning for Chinese zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Han-Jui Chen at Ball State University Festival of New Music,  Muncie, US
  • March 16, Yearning for Chinese zheng and double bass, performed by YuqiDeng and Dan Armstrong at the Award Ceremony Chinese Fine Arts Society International Composition Competition, Chicago, US
  • February 05, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas,  Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
  • February 04, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas,  Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space, New York City
  • January 21 & 22, Two Poems for chamber orchestra,  performed by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Rei Hotoda Conducting, Southern Theatre, Columbus, OH, USA

2011

  • November 11, Two Poems for chamber orchestra, University of Louisville New Music Festival, University of Louisville Symphony, conductor Kimcherie Lloyd
  • June 22, Sfumato, performed by the Quintet of the Americas, at Bayside Senior Center, New York City
  • June 21, Sfumato, performed by the Quintet of the Americas, at Salvation Army in Jackson Heights and then at the Center for Mediation Services in Jamaica,Queens, New York
  • May 25, 苦離別 , for ten Players, performed at Beijing Modern Music Festival, Central Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, Beijing, P.R. Chin
  • May 21, Yearning for double bass and zheng, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen (with modern dance version) at the “Landscape in Metamorphosis” concert in Smart Museum of Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago
  • May 17, 19, 20, 21, and 27, woodwind quintet Sfumato, performed by members of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, DiMenna Center in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and PS19 in Corona, Queens, N.Y.
  • May 14, violin & piano duet  Inquietude,  performed by Haiying Mai and Yuqing Shi at Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong
  • May 05,  Yearning for double bass and zheng, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen at University of Illinois World Music Festival, IL, USA
  • April 16, Sfumato for wind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas as part of NYC Immigrant Heritage Week 2011 at Queens Library, New York, USA
  • March 18Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed at the NewNowNorse Festival, Northern Kentucky University, USA

2010

  • December 02,  Jun for pipa and double bass, performed at in the concert series of the 70th anniversary of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China
  • March 15, Tangents II for chamber ensemble, performed by Illinois Modern Ensemble of University of Illinois School of Music Champaign, USA.

2009

  • October 08, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, Christine Gustafson and Keiko Sekino, East Carolina University in A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall Greenville, East Carolina, USA
  • July 21Tengents for chamber ensemble, Pacific Music Festival, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Sapporo, Japan
  • April 12Jun for pipa and double bass, Yang Wei and Daxun Zhang at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, USA
  • March 28Sotto Voce for flute and piano, Beijing New Music Ensemble, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Auditorium Beijing, China
  • March 09,  Sfumato, for woodwind Quintet, New Music Festival 2009 at Western Illinois University,Camerata Woodwind Quintet Macomb, IL, USA
  • March 01,  Two Poems, for chamber orchestra, ECU Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Richter, Wright Auditorium, Greenville, NC, USA

2008

  • December 6Si Fan, Central Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall Beijing, P.R. China
  • August 11Four Duets, Chamber Music Hall, Tanglewood Music Center & Festival, New Fromm Players Tanglewood, MA, USA
  • July 29, Her Waltz, for soprano and piano, Chamber Music Hall, Tanglewood Music Center & Festival Tanglewood, MA, USA
  • July 27Sotto Voce, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center & Festival, New Fromm Players Tanglewood, MA, USA
  • July 23, Des Ombres Heureuses for flute, performed by Rachel Beetz at soundSCAPE festival, S.Maria Gualtieri Pavia, Italy
  • May 23,  Si Fan for pipa and erhu, Central Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall Beijing, P.R. China
  • MaJuly 19-August 20, Composer Residency at Apsen Music Festival, woodwind quintet Sfumato premiered, Aspen, CO. USA
  • March 04,  Jun for pipa and double bass, QiLin Duo at the University of Taxas at Austin, Jessen Auditorium Austin, TX, USA
  • February 26,  Jun for pipa and double bass, performedd by QiLin Duo (Daxun Zhang on bass, Yang Wei on pipa ) at Auer Concert Hall, Jocob School of Music, Indiana University, USA

2007

  • May 27Sotto Voce for flute and piano at Barnett Foundation Flute Competition Chicago, IL. USA
  • May 18, Instrumental Theatre: Paramita for 14 players, Ganz Hall, Contempo of University of Chicago Chicago, IL. USA
  • April 15, Sotto Voce for Flute and Piano at Barnett Foundation Flute Competition Chicago, IL. USA
  • April 11, 12, Mongolian Shepherd Song for children’s choir and string orchestra, Winnipeg Syphony Orchestra Winnipeg, Canada
  • April 3, Sotto Voce, for flute and piano, at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory Boston, MA. USA
  • March 5, 20, 21Mongolian Shepherd Song for children’s choir and String orchestra, Winnipeg Syphony Orchestra Winnipeg, Canada

2006

  • Dec. 17, Jun for Chinese pipa and double bass, Daxun Zhang (bass) and Yang Wei (pipa) at Art Institute Chicago, IL. USA
  • July 16, Two Poems, by Orchestre National de Lorraine at Centre conducted by Jacque Mercier at Acanthes Music Festival Matz, France
  • May 3, 五色 Five Colors for solo piano, performed by Rei Hotoda at Shin Higushi Institute and Sound Field, NFP Chicago, IL. USA
  • January 19Two Poems for Chamber Orchestra, read by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Chicago, IL. USA
  • January 7, Transience for chamber ensemble, performed by Pacific String Quartet and Eighth Blackbird Sextet at Contempo at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL. USA

2005

  • Winging for piano solo, commissioned and premiered by eighth blackbird pianist Lisa Kaplan for a joint composition project Murmurations–Blackbird Piano Variations, Fazioli Pianoforte Studio, Chicago
  • Afterglow for string quartet, premiered by Pacifica String Quartet in Chicago, second performance by Diotima Quartuor at June in Buffalo Music Festival, New York  

2004

  • Music for documentary Team Spirit, commissioned by Japanese American Chicago Nisei Athletic Association, Chicago

2003

  • Pour for solo bayan, performed by Stas Veglevski at the 7th Midwest Graduate Music Consortium, Northwestern University, Evanston
  • Transiencefor chamber ensemble, premiered by Pacifica Quartet and eighth blackbird in Mandel Hall, the University of Chicago

2002

  • Si Fan II for four Chinese instrumentalists, commissioned by Radio France for Festival Presences, premiered by Tianyin Chinese Ensemble at Salle Olivier Messiaen, Paris
  • Suffusing…Sigh for string quartet,premiered byPacifica String Quartet in Fulton Hall, the University of Chicago
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